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High · 8.8 CVE-2026-53951 EUVD-2026-42309GHSA-9gmc-jqmh-3rvmPYSEC-2026-3818

Copier: trust-prefix bypass via path traversal runs tasks unprompted

Published Jul 8, 2026 · Updated Jul 9, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Copier is a library and CLI app for rendering project templates. In versions 9.5.0 through 9.15.1, the `trust` setting's prefix match
(`copier/_settings.py`) compares the template URL against a trusted prefix with a raw `str.startswith` and no path normalization, while the URL is normalized when the template is actually fetched (`Path.resolve()` for local paths; libcurl dot-segment removal for `https`). A template reference that textually starts with a trusted prefix but contains `..` is therefore granted trust yet resolves to a different, attacker-controlled template, whose `tasks` / `migrations` / `jinja_extensions` then run without the `--trust` prompt — arbitrary command execution. Version 9.15.2 patches the issue.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
copier-org copier >= 9.5.0, < 9.15.2 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
PyPI copier >= 9.5.0, < 9.15.2 9.15.2 GHSA-9gmc-jqmh-3rvm

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